Counsel

by Mel Storey

The Counsel Podcast is for in-house lawyers who want honest conversations and practical insights about life inside legal teams.

Host Mel Storey chats with leaders across the profession and shares tips to help you grow and thrive in-house.

Connect with Mel on Instagram @CareerBigSis or LinkedIn.

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63. Legal Is Not the Department of 'No' with Jess Carroll

Jessica Carroll spent eight years as a litigator before a stint inside her husband's business changed how she saw the profession entirely. In this epi...

40m

•Aug 19, 2026

62. BIG SIS ONLINE TOUR

WELCOME TO THE BIG SIS TOUR ONLINE! This one's just me, sitting in my kitchen talking to over a hundred law students who logged on from Bond to Deakin...

1h 01m

•Aug 5, 2026

61. My AI Associates Fight and I Let Them with Helen Fan

This week I'm joined by Helen Fan, a California attorney and chief AI officer at a boutique Silicon Valley law firm, who has spent the last few years ...

52m

•Jul 22, 2026

60. The No Asshole Policy with Sarah Irwin

Sarah Irwin is a former SaaS General Counsel based in Ireland who built a legal function from scratch inside a rapid scale tech company, and went on t...

58m

•Jul 8, 2026

59. Brave or Unhinged, But Maybe Both - Solo Episode with Mel

This is a solo episode, which means it's just Mel, a microphone, and a year worth of things she's been wanting to say out loud. Coming up on twelve mo...

22m

•Jun 24, 2026

58. Going in Different Directions Is Not Failure with Nick Brown

Nick Brown is the General Counsel of Airtree Ventures, one of Australia's most prominent venture capital firms, and the first lawyer to set up a legal...

44m

•Jun 10, 2026